Mantra 7
Sukta 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
धूमाक्षी सं पततु कृधुकर्णी च क्रोशतु । त्रिषंधेः सेनया जिते अरुणाः सन्तु केतवः
IAST Transliteration
dhūmākṣī́ sáṃ patatu kṛdhukárṇī ca krośatu | triṣaṃ́dheḥ sénayā jitè aruṇā́ḥ santu ketávaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let the smoke-eyed swoop down full; and let Kṛdhukarṇī shriek aloud. With the host of Triṣaṃdhi, when conquest is won, let the signals be ruddy—tokens of victory.
Word by Word
धूमाक्षीthe smoke-eyed (female being)
धूमाक्षी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootधूमाक्षी (प्रातिपदिक; धूम + अक्षी) अथवा धूमाक्षिन्-
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पततुlet (her/it) fly/fall
पततु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पतति)
कृधुकर्णीthe rough-/crooked-eared (female being)
कृधुकर्णी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकृधुकर्णी (प्रातिपदिक; कृधु + कर्णी) अथवा कृधुकर्णिन्-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
क्रोशतुlet (her/it) cry out
क्रोशतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रुश्/क्रोश् (क्रोशति)
त्रिषन्धेःof the three-jointed/threefold-junction (one)
त्रिषन्धेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिषन्धि- (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + सन्धि)
सेनयाby/with the army
सेनया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसेना-
जितेwhen (it is) conquered; in the conquered (state)
जिते:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootजि (धातु) → जित- (कृदन्त, क्त) / अथवा जिता- (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुणाःruddy; reddish
अरुणाः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (केत्वः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण-
सन्तुlet them be
सन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (अस्ति)
केतवःbanners; signals; rays/omens
केतवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु-
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Dhūmākṣī; Kṛdhukarṇī; Triṣaṃdhi-senā (as operative collective)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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